Relative effects of precipitation variability and warming on tallgrass prairie ecosystem function

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3053-3068

  Fay, P A ^a   Blair, J M ^b   Smith, M D ^c   Nippert, J B ^b   Carlisle, J D ^d   Knapp, A K ^e  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; NATIVE SPECIES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 80455131217     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-3053-2011     Document Type: Article

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